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Recently, the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the "EU Copyright Directive") was approved by a narrow majority of the EU Parliament. The EU Copyright Directive is designed

Pursuant to copyright law in both the UK and Ireland, the creator of a work has a number of exclusive rights that they can exercise to restrict others from using their work.

The European Data Protection Supervisor ("EDPS") recently published an opinion entitled ‘Towards a new digital ethics – Data, dignity and technology' (the "Opinion").

In the wake of the Google Spain decision, debates have continued as to whether non-EU search domains can be subject to ‘right to be forgotten' requests for content removal.

Telemedicine uses technology to monitor and manage patients' healthcare, usually from a remote location such as the patient's home.

In a landmark judgment, the English Hig Court has ordered the UK’s main internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to websites selling counterfeit goods

This is the first occasion that a court ordered or "common law" graduated response system has been imposed anywhere in the world.

Allegations of reverse domain name hijacking under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) are not uncommon.

The London Technology & Construction Court (a division of the English High Court) yesterday issued judgment in a long running case between BSkyB and Electronic Data Systems (now HP Enterprise Services).

In this first article of our mini-series ‘A Practitioners Guide to IT Outsourcing', Rhiannon Monahan, an Associate Director within our Governance and Consulting Services Group and former Head of Outsourcing Oversight.

Unlike the United States, which is leading the way in relation to e-discovery and where the disclosure of electronic data has become standard procedure, as of yet there is no standard protocol or practice direction issued in relation to e-discovery in Ireland.

Last week, we looked at the requirements for apps submitted to the Apple App Store. In this week's post, we review the licence agreement and the various legal obligations placed on app developers.

In this three-part series of posts, we bring you a checklist of questions to help you tackle the challenge of website legal compliance.

The European Commission has announced that its EU digital age verification app is technically ready for deployment, designed to protect children from harmful online content.

Earlier this year, the Office of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner ("DPC") announced its participation in another 'privacy sweep' ("Sweep"), focusing on children's apps and websites.

The Central Bank has recently published new guidance for financial firms on IT risk management and cyber security.

Today's date marks Data Protection Day 2016 – a day aimed at raising awareness and promoting best practices for privacy and data protection.